Into Thin Air Studying

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Tenzing

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Hall's Sherpa who fell into a crevasse

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Frank Fischbeck

Back 2

First person to turn around three hours after leaving for summit

Front 3

Ang Dorje

Back 3

Adventure Consultants (Hall) climbing Sirdar

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Charlotte Fox

Back 4

Tim Madsen's girlfriend

Front 5

Jon Krakauer

Back 5

sent to Everest to research and write about mountain commericialization

Front 6

Martin Adams

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believed by Krakauer to be Andy Harris during the storm

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Stuart Hutchison

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Doctor who decided to leave Namba and Weathers behind

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Anatoli Boukreev

Back 8

thought to have contributed to disaster by descending far ahead of clients

Front 9

David Breashears

Back 9

filming IMAX picture

Front 10

Lopsang Jangbu

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Sirdar for Mountain Madness (Fischer)

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Ian Woodall

Back 11

South African expedition leader

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Caroline Mackenzie

Back 12

expedition doctor for Adventure Consultants

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Andy Harris

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Hall's guide who died on the mountain

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Doug Hansen

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Postal worker who worked two jobs to pay for expedition

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Beck Weathers

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Dallas pathologist who lost part of his right arm and was left for dead numerous times but repeatedly pulled through

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Helen Wilton

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Adventure Consultants base camp manager

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Rob Hall

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Head of Adventure Consultants who died on the mountain

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Yasuko Namba

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Japanese person who climbed seven summits but died

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Sandy Hill Pitman

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Millionaire socialite from New York with Mountain Madness

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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

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first man (and guide person) to summit Everest

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fallacy

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mistaken belief based on an unsound argument

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HAPE

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fluid builds in lungs due to high altitude

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hypoxia

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oxygen deficiency in body tissues

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HACE

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brain swelling due to high altitude

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Sherpa

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a local Nepal climbing guide

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acclimization

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technique to adjust one's body to the change in oxygen levels

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jettison

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throw or drop something from an aircraft or ship

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irrefutable

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impossible to deny or disprove

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catharsis

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process of releasing strong and or repressed emotions

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ostentatious

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characterized by vulgar pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

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abyss

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a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

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sirdar

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lead Sherpa

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crampon

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strap to boot thing to assist in ice climbing

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edema

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a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in body cavities and tissues

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Death Zone

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area near summit known for its dangers; can only "escape" by by climbing back down; very thin air and harsh conditions